New Juvenile Fiction books:

From author Rick Riordan we have The Demigod Diaries. This is a top secret collection of never-before-told stories, character portraits and interviews, maps, diagrams, and puzzles. You can join your favorite demigods from the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus series as they encounter dangers and perils. Save your own life as you learn from their experiences!

Geronimo Stilton journeys to the Kingdom of Fantasy through a doorway at the top of a golden stairway in his attic. He sets off on incredible adventures. There are maps, secret codes, riddles, puzzles and other discoveries to be made. The illustrations add to the fun of reading and following Geronimo into this new realm. An additional title in this series The Volcano of Fire with more to come.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8 is Hard Luck. Gregory has been ditched by best friend Rowley. He leaves it to luck to help him make new friends. You can imagine what that leads to as Gregory is not the luckiest kid. Many of the reviews say this is the best book in the series.

New Beginning Readers:

New books for new readers. Meet Pete the Cat’s mom and brother in Pete at the Beach. The water is scary at first but find out what Pete learns to do.

Fancy Nancy goes on a field trip in Apples Galore!. Her favorite apple is another name for a fancy party. Can you name it?

New Juvenile Non-Fiction:

New copies of the well-loved I Spy books have been added to our collection. These are popular with all ages. These are great to take on trips. Looking for a monkey, a fishhook, or a pinecone can take time when there are so many other things on the pages. Have fun with these books.

New Picture Books:

We will be adding Georgia Picture Book and Georgia Children’s Book award winners to our collection. Two new picture books from this list are very touching.

Fly Free is about the Buddhist tradition of setting birds free to live another life or doing a good deed and having it come back to you.

“It’s 1952 and the Scott family has moved unexpectedly from Los Angeles to London. Janie Scott feels uncertain in her strange new school until she meets Benjamin Burrows, the local apothecary’s curiously defiant son, who dreams of becoming a spy.

Benjamin’s father promises Janie a cure for homesickness, and it seems to work. But Mr. Burrows is no ordinary apothecary, and he holds dangerous secrets. When he disappears, Benjamin and Janie find themselves entrusted with his sacred book, the Pharmacopoeia. And Russian spies are intent on getting their hands on it.

Discovering transformative elixirs they never imagined could exist, Janie and Benjamin embark on a dangerous quest to save the apothecary and prevent an impending nuclear disaster.”

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. Book One of the Heroes of the Olympus series (we have books two and three, too!).
See what the book jacket has to say:

“Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper, and his best friend is a guy named Leo. They’re all students at the Wilderness School, a boarding school for “bad kids,” as Leo puts it. What did Jason do to end up here? And where is here, exactly? Jason doesn’t know anything–expect that everything seems very wrong.

Piper has a secret. Her father, a famous actor, has been missing for three days, ever since she had that terrifying nightmare about his being in trouble. Piper doesn’t understand her dream, or why her boyfriend suddenly doesn’t recognize her. When a freak storm hits during the school trip, unleashing strange creatures and whisking her, Jason, and Leo away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood, she has a feeling she’s going to find out, whether she wants to or not.

Leo has a way with tools. When he sees his cabin at Camp Half-Blood, filled with power tools and machine parts, he feels right at home. but there’s weird stuff, too–like the curse everyone keeps talking about, and some camper who’s gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist that each of them–including Leo–is related to a god. Does this have anything to do with Jason’s amnesia, or the fact that Leo keeps seeing ghosts?”

“They should have just stayed home. When a biological bomb is discovered in the air duct of a busy suburban mall, the entire complex is shut down and all those inside are quarantined. At first, there’s the novelty of being stuck in a mega mall with free food and gift certificates. But it isn’t long before supplies start dwindling and widespread panic surges through the place. Of thousands trapped, four teens, each with his or her own story, are anxious to escape and help their loved ones survive. But it isn’t easy to stay calm when the truth is deliberately kept secret. Marco, Lexi, Ryan, and Shay are about to find out that in desperate times people can change…and not always for the better.”

Dalton-Whitfield Library will be hosting movie showings at the library! These movies are free to watch and concessions will be available. Come take part in one of our showtimes or in several.

Family Movie Day

Family Movie Day will be hosting movies on the 3rd and 4th Saturdays of the month. The movies will begin at 11:00 a.m. Additional showings may be offered on different days and at different hours. All ages are welcome to participate. Movies will be between G and PG.

For family movie information, please contact 706-876-1390.

Teen Movie Night

Teen Movie Night will be hosting movies occasionally on Friday evenings. The movies will begin at 4:30 p.m. 6th grade and up are welcome. Movies will be between G and PG-13. For parents with concerns on ratings, feel free to view the movie with your child!

For teen movie information, please contact 706-876-1390.

Come and enjoy our movie showings and bring your friends!

For more information, including the title of the movie showing, please contact the library at 706-876-1390. Keep checking an eye on the calendar for showtimes or pick up a calendar at the library.

Zoo & Park Passes

Did you know that Georgia Libraries offer free or discounted passes to families who check out certain materials? They can be used once per family, and the value is unbeatable! Click on an image to find out more about the pass and how it works.

Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services

GLASS supports accessible library services in Georgia by promoting the use of assistive technology and by providing accessible reading materials to those who, due to a disability, are unable to read standard print. For more information, drop by the library or check outthe GLASS website